On Tue, 23 Jul 2019, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
> The difference between “native-inputs” and “inputs” is not about whether
> they are needed at build time or runtime. The difference only really
> comes into play when cross-building. “native-inputs” must be of the
> host architecture, while “inputs” a
Hi Ben,
> I know this is superficial, but I wonder if these names could be refined
> to better communicate their use. What about:
>
> | Currently | Possible new name |
> |---+---|
> | native-inputs | build-inputs |
> | inputs| runtime-
Hi Folks,
On the rare occasion I dip into Guix packaging, I rely on Pierre's
tutorial[1] because it has the least confusing definition of
"native-inputs" "inputs" and "propagated-inputs". Before that tutorial
existed, I don't think I properly understood the difference.
I know this is superficial,